At least 145K Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine, according to research conducted by independent Russian media outlet Mediazona and the BBC Russian Service based on publicly available open source data. The total death toll is believed to be far higher LINK: en.zona.media/article/2025...

The United States fully backs the European Union using frozen Russian assets as a tool to support Ukraine and end the war with Russia, a US source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Friday x.com/reuters/stat...

Angelina Jolie chats with a Ukrainian border guard during her trip to the country. The Hollywood star's visit to some of the most dangerous spots in southern Ukraine has helped raise awareness about the plight of the civilian population who live under constant threat of Russian bombs and drones

“The Engineers of the Resistance.” Fantastic new Ukraine-themed edition of Italy’s IL FOGLIO EUROPEO out now. Bravo! LINK: foglioeuropeo.ilfoglio.it/en/

Since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Kremlin has curtailed liberties in the arts and in speech that had been taken for granted. This year, especially, the government turned its sights on Russian bookstores www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/w...

Since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Kremlin has curtailed liberties in the arts and in speech that had been taken for granted. This year, especially, the government turned its sights on Russian bookstores www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/w...

Finally, a candle that gets better the more it burns🔥

DTEK CEO Maksym Timchenko has been named one of the world’s Top 100 leaders in climate transformation in a new ranking by TIME magazine. Timchenko was included in the Innovators category for advancing distributed energy in Ukraine amid the ongoing war united24media.com/latest-news/...

Angelina Jolie reportedly visits front-line regions in southern Ukraine #Ukraine

The new Ukrainian national football team shirt by Adidas is 🔥

Wow. Angelina Jolie has visited Kherson in southern Ukraine to support local kids living under near-constant Russian bombardment amid the horrors of the Kremlin's 'human safari' drone strike campaign. That is a genuinely brave thing to do. Thanks, Angelina!

“Putin will continue to escalate gray zone aggression against Europe until Russia faces serious costs.” Business Ukraine publisher Peter Dickinson joined Ukraine’s Телеканал FREEДОМ as suspected Russian drones force Belgian airport shutdowns

🔥 Ukraine’s First Separate Medical Battalion has completed a groundbreaking evacuation using a ground robotic vehicle with an armored capsule.

#BBCNews - Freed in Trump deal: Prisoners in exile tell of brutality behind bars in #Belarus www.bbc.com/news/article...

“Putin’s nuclear sabre-rattling is becoming less and less effective.” Business Ukraine publisher Peter Dickinson joined Телеканал "Прямий" in Kyiv to discuss the diminishing impact of the Russian dictator’s endless nuclear threats

Chinese oil refiners are shunning Russian shipments after the US and others blacklisted Moscow’s top producers and some of its customers, Bloomberg reports www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Ukraine reportedly conducted a long-range strike against a Russian oil terminal in Tuapse on the Black Sea coast overnight, damaging port infrastructure. The attack may also have damaged a number of oil tankers

Ukraine has reportedly carried out a successful long-range strike this evening targeting the Tuapse Oil Terminal on Russia’s Black Sea coast

Peter Dickinson: Based on video evidence & interviews with Ukrainian citizens, the UN report concluded that Russia was guilty of “systematically coordinated actions designed to drive Ukrainians out of their homes.” @AtlanticCouncil www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

In 2022, Putin launched the largest European invasion since WWII while blaming Ukraine’s distant NATO aspirations. Weeks later, he said Russia had “no problem” with neighbouring Finland and Sweden actually joining NATO. Putin’s problem is evidently Ukrainian independence not NATO expansion

Wives, mothers, fighters, activists: the millennial women keeping Ukraine going www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Russians close to the Kremlin are mounting a last-minute attempt to halt the extradition from Dubai of a Romanian-French mercenary wanted in Romania for plotting a coup, the Guardian reports www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Russia insists it does not target Ukrainian civilians. But a new UN report confirms Russia is systematically targeting the civilian population in southern Ukraine with a coordinated campaign of drone killings that qualifies as a crime against humanity www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

Ukraine conducted a long-range drone strike on the Novopasskoye oil refinery in Russia’s Ulyanovsk region overnight, sparking a large blaze

Moscow routinely denies targeting Ukrainian civilians, but a new UN investigation has found that Russia is in fact systematically hunting down the civilian population in southern Ukraine. Terrified locals call the campaign of drone killings a “human safari” www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

Indian refiners have not placed new orders for Russian oil purchases since sanctions were imposed on the Kremlin’s two largest oil companies, as they await clarity from the government and suppliers, sources told Reuters on Tuesday www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Moscow’s depiction of NATO as an expansionist empire creeping ever closer to Russia is deeply dishonest. In reality, the impulse for NATO’s post-1991 enlargement has come exclusively from Russia’s neighbours themselves, who all fear a revival of Russian imperial aggression

Blackout on Paton Bridge: Streetlights on this bridge across the Dnipro River in Kyiv abruptly cut out halfway due to zonal electricity shutdowns as a result of Russia’s targeted bombardment of Ukraine’s civilian energy infrastructure

"We got the call that there had been an attack on the kindergarten. Knowing there would be children there, we set off in a state of some anxiety." The BBC has profiled the 'Heroes of Kharkiv' who saved 48 children from kindergarten hit by a Russian drone this week www.bbc.com/news/article...

Putin did nothing when Finland joined NATO in 2023, even though this more than doubled Russia’s border with NATO. He is well aware that NATO poses no threat to Russia, but uses the issue of NATO expansion as a convenient excuse to justify the imperialistic invasion of Ukraine

The EU is rushing to find ways to prop up Ukraine's finances as the war shows no end in sight and the costs mount. The urgency has escalated as the Trump administration made it clear it will be up to Europe to foot the bill for the continent's security. @euronews.com www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Ukrainian resilience in one photo: Kyiv residents shop at the traditional Saturday food market this morning as a helicopter and emergency services work in the background to counter the consequences of the latest Russian ballistic missile strike (Photo: Libkos)

President Zelenskyy shares a smile with King Charles and Major Benedict Tracey of the Grenadier Guards at Windsor Castle today. Apparently Major Tracey asked Zelenskyy, in flawless Ukrainian, if he would like to inspect the Guard!

“Putin pretends to want peace but he is clearly still committed to destroying Ukraine.” Business Ukraine publisher Peter Dickinson joined Türkiye’s TRT World as the US and EU seek to increase the pressure on Russia following Putin’s rejection of Trump’s latest ceasefire proposal

Ukraine shuts down Russia's fourth-largest oil refinery: the Ryazan plant located south of Moscow halted a primary crude distillation unit on Wednesday following a Ukrainian drone attack, two industry sources told Reuters on Friday LINK: uk.news.yahoo.com/russias-four...

Russia’s “human safari” bombing campaign in Ukraine’s Kherson region has demonstrated how drones can be used to terrorise civilian populations and paralyze the daily life of entire cities www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

King Charles has welcomed President Zelenskyy to Windsor Castle today during the Ukrainian leader’s UK visit. King Charles is a strong supporter of Ukraine and has hosted Zelenskyy on a number of occasions

The mood in Ukraine today. Tack, Sverige!

“Trump is signalling to Putin that he will impose costs for the invasion of Ukraine, however reluctant he may be to do so.” Business Ukraine publisher Peter Dickinson joined BBC News as the US hits Russia’s biggest oil companies with sanctions

Top tier tweet from the Swedish Embassy in Ukraine

“Putin will not end the war unless Ukraine is able to increase attacks on the Kremlin war machine inside Russia.” Business Ukraine publisher Peter Dickinson joined Egypt’s Qnews as Trump hesitates over supplying Kyiv with Tomahawk missiles. LINK: youtu.be/GRL6upt0tl4?...

Budapest summit fiasco: Putin will continue to string Trump along with seductive phone calls and headline-grabbing summits that flatter the US leader’s ego, but he will not seek peace until the alternative is defeat in Ukraine and disaster for Russia www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

Ukraine conducted a successful long range drone strike on Russia’s Dagnotekh oil refinery in Dagestan around 1200km from the Ukrainian border this morning as Kyiv continues to systematically disable Putin’s war machine

Italy has expressed readiness to pay for US weapons purchases for Ukraine as part of a special procurement program that’s essential to Kyiv’s efforts to fend off Russia’s full-scale invasion www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Plans for a new Trump-Putin summit in Budapest have been shelved after Putin rejected Trump’s call for a ceasefire and underlined his determination to pursue Ukraine’s complete capitulation www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

“Russia’s stalling tactics have shown time and time again that Ukraine is the only party serious about peace. We can all see that Putin continues to choose violence and destruction.”

“Trump was reportedly parroting Kremlin propaganda fed to him directly by Putin.” Business Ukraine publisher Peter Dickinson joined Britain’s LBC amid alarm over Friday’s tense Trump-Zelenskyy meeting and Putin’s apparently undiminished ability to influence the US leader

Russia’s regions are facing a looming fiscal crisis as falling tax revenues and mounting expenses have forced local governments to exhaust nearly all their financial reserves, according to data reviewed by the Expert RA ratings agency www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/20/r...

The Guardian view on Ukraine peace talks: Europe must ensure Zelenskyy can resist Trump’s bullying | Editorial